Washing-machine.



S. R. ROBERTS.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1913.

1,105,699 Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

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WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION funn MAY 3,1913.

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STEPHEN RICHIVIAN ROBERTS, 0F CENTRALIA, MISSOURI.

WAStIING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed 'May 3, 1913.

atented Any'. et, 15314. Serial No. 765,343.

T0 all whom t may concern lie it known that l, StrnrnnN It. Renners, citizen oit' the United States, residing' at Ccntralia, in the county ol Boone and State of liiissouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in liVashing-Machincs, et which the following' :is aA specification, reference being' had therein to the acceuipain/ing drawing.

This invention relates to a washing machine ngt the pounder type, and the principal object of the` invention is to provide a machine in which. the clothes pounder is pcrmitted to move horizontally as well as vertically, thereby permitting the clothes pounder to cover a large extent oit' space.

Another object ol the invention is to provide the clothes pounder with a hinge eon struction which will not only permit ot this` :tree action but which will also limit the pivotal movement ot' the cover when being' raised.

Another object ot` the invention is to provide an improved type of pounder.

lilith these and other objects in view this invention consu-its oit' certain novel combin nations, constructions, and arrangements oit' parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

Tn the accompanying' drawings :lligure 1 is a top plan view of the improved clothes washer. Fig'. 2 is a side elevation ol' the im proved wasl'iing' machine. Fig'. l is a vertical sectional view through the machine. Fig'. -lis an enlarged perspective view showing the construction o1 the hinge. Fig-. 5 is a perspective view ot the pounder. Fig. 6 is a View looking at the inner tace oit the pounder head.

The invention comprises a tub 10` which is preferably of a substantial elliptical shape, and thus et greater' length than width, and which is supported by the legs 11 fitting in the sockets 12. A tray 18 extends from one end oi the tulo to permit a wringer to be connected with the tub and to provide a receptacle in which the clothes may rest before being' passed through the wring'er. The usual handles let for moving the tub from one place to another are provided.

A cover 15 is provided for the tub and carries a depending flange 16 fitting within the tulo and holdingthe cover in the proper position. The outer edge portion 17 of the cover is bent upwardly and sligl'itly curved as shown in Fig. t te form a pocket in which the upper edge ot' the tulo lits. An clongated neck 18 extends :trom the center ot the cover l5 and is braced by the supporting plate llt) shown in Fig'.

The cover 15 is pivotally connected with the tub by means ot the hinge shown in Fig. Ll which hinge cominises the strips 2() and 2l secured to the tub and cover respectively and the pin passing' through the coiled end portions 23 ol." the strips 2() :1nd 21.. The upper portions oit the strips 2() are bent outwardly as shown at to torni pockets in which the edge portion 17 ot the cover lits to permit the cover to be swungupwardly when desired to obtain access to the inter-iin' oi the tulo.

Strips S25 are liivotally mounted upon the pin Q2 between the strips 2O and 21 and have their upper ends coiled about the pins 2li extending' from the plate il". This plate 9T will, therefore, he pivotally mounted, thus permitting` the lever 2S to be given a vertical movement. The inner end of the lever is secured to the plate 27 by means ot.' a bolt 25'), which bolt pivotally connects the lever with the plate, thus permitting' the lever to have side play as indicated by the dotted line position in Fig. 1. The strips which form the lever QS are twisted as shown at 3() and are then carried in contacting` relation for a portion of their length and have their tree end portions 31 separated and cured upon opposite sides of the handle 32 by means of the bolts The clothes pounder comprises a head formed from a plurality of pans 34, three pans being' shown in the accompanying'` ihawings. It 1s, oit' course, understood that as many pans may be provided as desired, the number being' regulated according to the size ot' the washing' machine. These pans are held together by rivets and are pro vided with central openings through which the threaded inner end portion oil' the shaft 3G passes. This shaft 3G passes through a reinforcing strip 37 carried by the outer pan and is held in place by the inner and outer nuts 38. This shaft 3G passes throng-l1 the neck 1S and is pivotally connected with the lever by means oil the pin 39 passing through openings 40 and 41 in the shaft and lever.

il hen operating this washing machine the clothes are placed in the tub and then the water poured in until a sullicient amount ot' water is in the tub. The cover is held in the raised position when the tub is being filled by the strips 25 resting against the side of the tub, thus causing the lever to form a supporting arm for holding the cover in a substantial horizontal position to one side of the tub. As soon as the tub is filled the cover is turned down upon the tub and the clasp l2 snapped in place to prevent the cover from being accidentally raised when operating the pounder. This clasp 42 comprises a hasp 42 hingedly secured to the top or cover l5 and a member i422 having a spring head 423 is attached to the tub l0. The hasp 42 is provided with an opening 4:24 into which the spring head 423 is adapted to be positioned when the device is in a locked position. The handle 32 is now grasped and the lever moved vertically to cause the head to create a circulation of water in the tub. By having the lever pivotally mounted as described and sho-wn in Fig. et the pounder may be given vertical movement and the lever may be also moved longitudinally in the neck 1S from the center to the ends of the neck as indicated by the dotted line position in Fig. l, thus permitting the pounder to be moved toward the ends of the tub and thus the clothes in the end portion of the tub operated upon.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new, is

l. A clot-hes washing machine comprising a tub, a cover for said tub, strips secured to said tub and cover and having their free end portions coiled to form hinge ears positioned in alinement, a pivot pin passing through said hinge ears, strips ypivotally mounted upon said pivot pin, a plate pivotally mounted between the free end portions of said last mentioned strips, a lever pivotally connected with said plate and extending across said cover, and a clothes pounder positioned in said tub and having its shaft passing through an elongated opening in said cover, the pivotal mounting` of said lever permitting said pounder to have vertical movement through said tub and longitudinal movement in the opening formed in said cover.

2. A washing machine comprising a tub, a cover fitting upon said tub, an elongated neck extending from said cover, a clothes pounder positioned within said tub and having its shaft extending through said neck, a support pivotally connected with said tub, and a lever pivotally connected with said support for universal movement whereby said pounder may be given vertical movement through said tub and longitudinal movement through said neck, said neck guiding the movement of said pounder.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto afiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN RICHMAN ROBERTS.

Witnesses J. D. TUCKER, Jon E. DENHAM.

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